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Poetry month MAY be over, but summer is reading & awards season!

Poetry month MAY be over, but summer is reading & awards season!
Introduction In April's blog and newsletter, we announced featured readers and open mics on May 14th at Newtown Bookshop in Pennsylvania and May 1...

September Spectacular

September Spectacular
Check out the new Poetic Excellence section to discover more of what makes our first blog of the ’bers so spectacular! — Olivia Loftis, Kelsay B...

The Latest & Greatest in August

The Latest & Greatest in August
     Shootin’ Pool a New Orleans sestina for Kendall Williams Two twenty-two. Afternoon deadlock at Whiteand Washington. Sirens scrape Thirteenth...

KB Poets MAY host a reading near you!

KB Poets MAY host a reading near you!
I'd like to give a shoutout to Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago for the "May" pun inspired by their newsletter's subject line: "It MAY be time for a new...

KBB 2023: New year, new blog, new books

KBB 2023: New year, new blog, new books

Kelsay Books is an independent press based in the U.S., publishing beautiful and timely collections of poetry. Our imprints appeal to a wide range of tastes, from free verse to formalism, featuring authors with a flair for traditional forms. We are drawn to work that relies on robust and fresh imagery and metaphor. And we love lyrical poetry almost as much as we love you for checking out our new blog. Here, you'll find readings and events, submissions opportunities, new releases, and all things KB as we grow our community online.  

Publishing at our fullest capacity yet, we're leaning into the momentum—and bringing you along for the ride. In 2023, we plan to release up to 20 new titles per month, now in hardcover and e-book options! You can browse our latest releases below, including hot-off-the-presses All The Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents by Jane Muschenetz.